Español II

So, one month of Spanish classes down, one month to go (I'm pretty sure I'm going to do some volunteer work in November instead of taking formal classes). I'm still going along in my intermediate class, some days feeling pretty able to explain myself and some days feeling lost in the conversation. I like learning the past subjunctive! But there are just so many words I don't know...

Terri joined our class the third week, which changed the class dynamic, generally for the better. She is pretty chatty, but in my opinion a much more interesting and definitely less judgemental way than the german girl from before. So, our class has been relaxed but lively, with Terri "greasing the wheels" enough for me and Anna de Suecia to chime in when we have something to say.

A bunch of new people started this week, and it's weird suddenly being one of the "old hands" around school--knowing the schedule, the teachers, and having been on some of the city tours. I should be making friends with the new people since I will see them all month, but I've mostly been hanging out with Terri and Katrien since we don't have to go through the "getting to know you" stage. But they are leaving at the end of next week, and then it will be just me and Anna from September. Plus a Japonese woman who's been taking classes pretty much continuously since February--that's insane.